Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Jersey City attempted to cancel a property tax revaluation which was started in 2011 and had not been done in 28 years. The mayor has now agreed to stop stalling and proceed with the reval, but unlike the city claims, people should not and will not lose their homes, IF the mayor and …
Dear Editor: As Election Day nears, I am urging Hudson County Democrats to unite behind Diane Coleman for Hudson County Register. As Ward F Councilwoman, she devotes herself to the people of Ward F and all wards throughout Jersey City. While it may say Ward F in front of her title, her doors are always …
Dear Editor: In a May 1 letter to the North Bergen Reporter, Paula Rogovin, a representative of Break Free announced plans to bus demonstrators to Albany to protest against the use of “train bombs” to deliver oil. Like a typical protester, Ms. Rogovin has complaints but no realistic solutions. She offered no ideas for cost-effective …
Dear Editor: Women’s earnings are ever more important to their families. More than 40 percent of children under 18 live in households where the mother is the sole breadwinner. Yet, women still earn on 79 cents to every dollar earned by men. This means that women who are often working multiple jobs and caring in …
Dear Editor: Secure retirement is out of reach for many New Jersey residents and income taxes on retirement benefits makes this problem worse. We should not be penalizing people for planning for a financial secure retirement! AARP believes these taxes should be cut. Now is the time to call your State Senator/Assembly member and Governor …
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Dear Editor: In the 3/27 edition of The Hoboken Reporter an article appeared regarding the squabble between Dawn Zimmer and Jersey City Councilwoman Osborne regarding racks for bike share bicycles. I cannot imagine, compared to securing hundreds of millions of dollars for flood control or redesigning Washington Street that an answer regarding bike racks should …
Dear Editor: May 14, 2016 will mark 18 years since the death of world renowned singer/actor Frank Sinatra in 1998. Hoboken, NJ’s native son left an indelible legacy of classy showmanship in his illustrious career, particularly in pop music. Sinatra literally lived ‘The Great American Songbook’ through recordings and filmed performances and for that, I …
Dear Editor: This Mother’s Day, May 8th, many of us will celebrate the powerful bond between mother and child. Tragically, the world-wide symbols of motherhood – dairy cows – never get to see or nurture their babies. Newborn calves are torn from their mothers at birth, so we can seize and drink the milk that …
Dear Editor: As we all know many of us come from countries where cleanliness, good department of public works, cleaning after your pets, recycle (what is that?) are almost ignored. In other words: In the back burner. When we get here, USA, we of course cannot teach our sons and daughters what we never were …
Dear Editor: There are many reasons Trump could destroy America. He is too proud to ask forgiveness and does not forgive others. Proverb 15:15 “The lord will destroy the house of the proud”. He divides people “A house divided will fall.” He has one of the lowest records of trust and the Bible tells us …